Measuring and dispensing device for liquids



Nov. 20 1923. J

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Application med october'm, 1921. Serial no. 506,703. 7

To alt whom it may concern Be it known that I, STEPHENC. 'PRIGE, a

- citizen of the United States, and resident of the city .of Louisiana, county of Pike, and State of Mis souri,have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Measuring and Dispensing Devices for. Liquids, of which the following is stspecification, containing a full, clear, andexact description, r ference being had to the accompanying d wings,

forming a part hereof. My invention. relates toimprovementsi measuring and "dispensing devices for liquids, and has for its primary object a device whichis attached to a'drum or other liquid container, and which has a measuring and dispensing device secured thereto so that the liquid can be drawn into the measuring and dispensing container and drawn therefrom to bedispensed. e

A further object is to construct a measuring and dispensing device for liquids havmg a dlspensing container which is so con-,

structedthat only a predetermined amount of liquid can be placed therein, any surplus of liquid draining back into 'an ordinary container. In the drawings, f

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my device at-- V the pipe is a apted to be placed within the 85 tached-toadrum.

Fig. 2.-an'enlargedfragmental section of the lower portion of my device.

-Fig. 3 an"enlarged fragmentalsection of the upper portion of my device. 7

Fi 4 an enlarged cross section taken on the-lme .44 of Fig. 3. Fig.1'5 an enlarged crosfsection of the sleeve made useof in the upper portion of the pumping and draining'tubes taken on the line 55 0f Fig. 4. T

' Fig. 6 :1. cross sectional'view taken-on the line 6-43 of Fig.- 2; v 7 f 1 Fig. 7 a vertical sectional vie'wof the plug made use of when it is intended-to. use my .device in a wooden container,

In the construction. of mydeviceI employ a liquid container 8 which may be either a metal drum whose 'bunghole {i st ]provided with screw threads, orfit may be' fa. wooden package, such as a barrel .provide'd'with an ordinary bung to receive a stopper. Through the bunghole is placed a- 'pumping'device consisting}? a pump cylinder 9 tothe lower endof w h issecmed a valve'housing 10. This valve housing being-' royided' 'fwith a delivery pipe 17'.

above the cap 23 is a-bushing lower-end of the "valve housing is provided with feet 13 which is for the purpose of per.-

- central opening 11 which is adapted to be closed by means of a lifting valve 12. The

mitting the; i uid' to pass underneath'the housing 10.

15. This valve is adapted to' lift upwardl'y when the ,plungerdescends and allow the oil ithin the pump cylinder 9Iis located a pump plunger ,14 having a valve to rise above. it, and when lifted" u ward closing the .valve 14. To the upper end of the pump cylinder 9i's secured a reducing coup ingl6 and tothis coupling is secured'a wa'rd into the dispensi chamber 18. I o the upper end o'fflthe delivery pipe 17 is secured a sleeve 19. This sleeve is screw-' threaded both internally and externally and carries the oil with it; the weight of t e oil This pipe extends u is'provided on. its upper portion with a lip 20. The sleeve 19 is provided with openings 21 so that when the return or overflow pipe 22 is secured to the sleeve 19, openings will be left which will ermitthe oil to flow into the pipe 22. The ower end of the pipe 22 1s rovided with a cap 23. 1 This cap is provi' ed witha central opening through which the pipe 17 passes and with a plurality of drain openin 24. This lower-portion o1.

container 8' and allows the oilwhich-soverflows into the ipe 22 to return to the container. .Slidab y secured on the pipe 22 25. This bushing is provided with screw-threaded extensions 26. and 27 so that. it can he sebushing 25 is provided with a wrench engaging surface, andlabove this wrenc engaging cured in difierent sized'bung openings. The

surface is a packing gland 28 w ch receives the packing nut 29. This is for the purpose of securelyholding the device within the' 'containerand prevents it being lifted when the pump is operated. This is accomplished by tightenin the packing nut 29 which compresses t e packing 30 and 'holds the pipe 22 by friction. The pipe 22 passes up-. ward through the bottom 31 of the container 18. This bottom is provided with a packing gland over which the packingnut 32 is socured, and by means of. the packing 33, the

dispensing container 18 is held in any desired-position on the pipe 22. The bottom 31 is also provided with a' dispe pouring spout 34. which is close n ot.

of a valve 35. The bottom 31 is also pro- 'vided with a circular groove 36 in which the prevent them from becoming separated or loosened. The top is also provided with an air vent 40 and with a gland 41 to which the packing nut 42 is secured. The purpose of this packing nut is to prevent leakage along the pump rod 43 which has securedto its upper end a knob or handle 44. The pipe 22 is provided Wit-h'graduations and by loosening the packing nut 32 and adjusting the container 18 upward and downward on the pipe 22, the amount of liquid within the container 18 can be accurately determined.

In the event I desire to use my device on a wooden package, such as a'barrel or a packagewhich has a smooth bunghole, the tapered plug 45 is secured to the lower portion of the bushing 25.

' The operation of my device is as follows:

The bushing 25 is first secured within the bunghole the container, this is done by first insert gthe pump cylinder 9 in the container. The packing nut, 29 loosened, and the entire device pushed downward until the feet 13 rest upon the bottom of the container. The packing nut 29 is then tightened sufficiently to prevent any lifting up of the pump cylinder. The packing nut 32 then loosened and the device set for the desired quantity of liquid. For examplethe device is set at one pint which is indicated by one of the graduations on the pipe 22. This graduation being at the bottomor underside of the packing nut 32. The packing nut 32 is then tightened and the'handle 44 together with the pump rod 43 moved up and down. This will pump oil into the pipe 17 and its upper end being flush with the sleeve 19 will discharge the oil at that point and cause it to flow over the lip 20. When the oil has reached the level of the upper end of the pipe 22 it flows through the openings 21 into the space 46 formed between the pipes 17 and 22 and back into the container 24. Thus it will be seen that there is no chance to put more liquid in the container then is called for by graduation on the pipe 22. If desired I may also place .an indicating gauge on the container 18, or I may secure a gauge within the container and ex tend it along the pipe 22. In this instance the gauge will be fastened either to the top or; lipttom of the container and moved therewit While I have shown an ordinary molasses gate valve, it is obvious that any kind of a valve can be used in the spout 34. Neither do I' desire to .limitmyself to the precise construction of the means for lifting the liquid into the measuring and dispensing chamber as there are various-methods by which this can be done, and by placing the graduations onthe pipe 22 and adjusting the'dispensing container upward and downward, it is possible to use a glass cylinder 37 which may have imperfections and bulges, and thus eliminate the cost of grinding inside of the glass cylinder to a certain size, as the container can he graduated after it has been assembled and placed on the pipe 22 'by removing the air vent 40 and using standard measures to fill in liquid of a known quantity and graduate the pipe 22 accordingiy.

aving fully described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A liquid dispensin and measuring device comprising a liqui container, a pipe projecting therein, a second pipe secured around the upper portion of said first mentioned pipe, and of larger diameter. its lower end opening into the liquid container, a

dispensing and measuring chamber adjustably secured on the upper portion of said 

